See Also: bulbourethral glands(medicine)
bulbourethral(medicine)
bulbourethral gland(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
duct of bulbourethral gland(medicine)
Papanicolaou(dictionary)
Papanicolaou examination(medicine)
Papanicolaou, George(medicine)
Papanicolaou stain(medicine)
Papanicolaou smear(medicine)

Papanicolaou's stain (medicine) and bulbourethral glands (medicine)


Papanicolaou's stain (medicine)


Papanicolaou's stain
<technique> A complex stain for detecting malignant cells in cervical smears.

Contains in separate staining stages (a) haematoxylin, (b) Orange G phosphotungstic acid c) Light green, Bismarck Brown, Eosin and phosphotungstic acid.


bulbourethral glands (medicine)


bulbourethral glands


Two glands in the substance of the sphincter of the urethra, just posterior to its membranous part and located near its origin. They are homologues of bartholin's glands in the female. They supply mucus to the urethra during sexual intercourse to assist in the lubrication of coitus.